After HMD acquired Nokia’s licensing rights, the focus of the company had shifted to producing ‘dumb phones’ with no internet access, while the company relied on love for the brand to spark the nostalgia of its customers – making it no surprise that Nokia’s most popular cellphone would be re-released.

The 3310 alongside two new Android powered smartphones – the Nokia 5 and Nokia 3 – at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona after it recently launched the Nokia 6.

The Nokia 6 was released in China at a price of only R3 377, featuring a 5.5 inch display with full HD resolution and 2.5D Gorilla Glass for protection.

HMD recently announced the release of the Nokia 150 and Nokia 150 Dual SIM, which are expected to come at a cost of around USD26 (R355), with a familiar Symbian interface reminiscent of the Nokia devices of the 00s.

The New Nokia 3310 features a 2.4 inch screen with a built in FM radio, MP3 player and games.The display has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels and “65K colours”.

Meanwhile, the device does have one three megapixel camera with LED flash and Bluetooth, in an age where smartphones feature 2 or 3 cameras with dual tone flash and Near Field Communication for sharing.